Humph 2

Got invited for a NHS Health Check now I'm officially a MAMIL, and failed.I'm currently indicating high blood pressure, the lowest reading she got was 158/86, so I have to pop in a few times over the next 2 months for random readings to see if it was just a case of "White coat syndrome". I now dread to think what the blood work will show up!

Reading up the ways to lower blood pressure areStop smoking - I have never smokedReduce alcohol intake - I don't drink alcoholReduce weight - I'm losing about 1kg a week at presentEat more fruit and veg - I'm on a restricted diet due to digestive issues which can't be alteredReduce salt - see aboveExercise more - I cycled over 200 miles last week, that's over 1200 so far this year, and they want more

Well to celebrate this new found concern I'm going for a 60 mile ride tomorrow.

Re: Humph 2

sorry to hear, I guess disposing of a tree rat would help reduce the white coat syndrome

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Re: Humph 2

Re: Humph 2

This is why those health check letters from the doctors surgery just end up on the fire when they send them to me. Twice they've tried getting me in there, and failed. If my body's going tits up, I'm enjoying how I get there, so sod that for a lark.

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Re: Humph 2

Matt wrote:

This is why those health check letters from the doctors surgery just end up on the fire when they send them to me. Twice they've tried getting me in there, and failed. If my body's going tits up, I'm enjoying how I get there, so sod that for a lark.

Unfortunately due to family history I'm on the automatic 5 year checkup list.

Re: Humph 2

Re: Humph 2

some of it landed here sadly, currently dosed up on decongestant, stop flinging it around Tree Rat

————————————————There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don't know we don't know.